$90 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Michigan

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Best Michigan Flight Deals from San Francisco

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids1 stop$200
Traverse City
Traverse City1 stop$283
Flint
Flint1 stop$309
Lansing
Lansing1 stop$379
Bay City
Bay City1 stop$314
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo1 stop$368
Marquette
Marquette1 stop$368
Pellston
Pellston2 stops$309
Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain1 stop$561
Escanaba
Escanaba1 stop$561
Alpena
Alpena2 stops$617
Muskegon
Muskegon1 stop$424
Chicago
Chicagononstop$179
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids1 stop$200
Traverse City
Traverse City1 stop$283
Flint
Flint1 stop$309
Lansing
Lansing1 stop$379
Bay City
Bay City1 stop$314
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo1 stop$368
Marquette
Marquette1 stop$368
Pellston
Pellston2 stops$309
Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain1 stop$561
Escanaba
Escanaba1 stop$561
Alpena
Alpena2 stops$617
Muskegon
Muskegon1 stop$424
Chicago
Chicagononstop$179

Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Michigan

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Michigan that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from San Francisco to Michigan

Fri, Aug 22 - Tue, Aug 26
Southwest Logo
7:15 am - 1:20 pmSFO-MDW
4h 05mnonstop
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3:50 pm - 6:25 pmMDW-SFO
4h 35mnonstop
$179Southwest
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Wed, Aug 27 - Tue, Sep 2
United Airlines Logo
11:10 pm - 5:23 amSFO-ORD
4h 13mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:13 pm - 11:59 pmORD-SFO
4h 46mnonstop
$179United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Sun, Aug 31
American Airlines Logo
1:20 pm - 7:41 pmSFO-ORD
4h 21mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 9:15 amORD-SFO
4h 30mnonstop
$188American Airlines
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Tue, Jul 1 - Fri, Jul 4
Frontier Logo
8:53 pm - 7:09 amSFO-ORD
32h 16m1 stop
Frontier Logo
1:56 pm - 7:36 pmORD-SFO
7h 40m1 stop
$196Frontier
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Tue, Jul 8 - Wed, Jul 16
Frontier Logo
10:03 pm - 10:40 amSFO-MDW
10h 37m1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:39 am - 9:23 pmMDW-SFO
11h 44m1 stop
$200Frontier
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Tue, Sep 16 - Mon, Sep 22
American Airlines Logo
12:47 am - 6:56 amSFO-ORD
4h 09mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
8:25 pm - 11:09 pmORD-SFO
4h 44mnonstop
$207American Airlines
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Sun, Aug 3 - Thu, Aug 7
Sun Country Air Logo
11:59 pm - 10:31 amSFO-DTW
7h 32m1 stop
Sun Country Air Logo
6:21 pm - 10:56 pmDTW-SFO
7h 35m1 stop
$214Sun Country Air
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Thu, Jul 10 - Mon, Jul 21
Sun Country Air Logo
11:59 pm - 9:11 amSFO-DTW
6h 12m1 stop
Sun Country Air Logo
11:10 am - 10:53 pmDTW-SFO
14h 43m1 stop
$230Sun Country Air
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Mon, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 13
Delta Logo
12:50 am - 8:45 amSFO-MDW
5h 55m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:04 am - 11:45 amMDW-SFO
7h 41m1 stop
$256Delta
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Mon, Aug 4 - Sat, Aug 9
Delta Logo
12:50 am - 8:25 amSFO-ORD
5h 35m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:51 amORD-SFO
6h 51m1 stop
$256Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Michigan flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Michigan to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest San Francisco to Michigan flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Michigan.

The cheapest ticket to Michigan from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to Detroit, at $274 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $274.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to Michigan?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $886 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Michigan?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Michigan, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Michigan is July, when tickets cost $449 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $719 and $713 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Michigan?

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Francisco to Michigan clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from San Francisco to Michigan, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Francisco, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Michigan?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Michigan, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Michigan, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$90
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Michigan flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Michigan?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Francisco to Michigan.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Michigan?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Francisco to Michigan is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco to Michigan?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from San Francisco to Michigan with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Michigan?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from San Francisco to Michigan up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $442 on average. Morning departures are around 7% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $615.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Michigan

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Francisco to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $151 one-way - $290 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Michigan

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Michigan. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Michigan? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4279 reviews
7.6Entertainment
7.1Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
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Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

10.0 ExcellentMichael, Jun 2025SMF - SEA
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Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

We had a nice flight. Boarding was easy, our seats were comfortable and the on board service was pleasant.

Service was great, boarding and exiting went smoothly, and the flight was very pleasant.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

Delta is my preferred airline. I've traveled with them for years. On time in most cases, good communication, easy to use app. Most planes are pretty nice. I was on a CRJ 700/900 however, which was pretty badly aged inside and needed a refresh. No infotainment, unreliable wifi, best to download before boarding or bring a book. Food choices are really just snacks on this flight, nice variety but about what you'd expect. Great staff and prompt in departure and early arrival too. Overall quite satisfied.

A little bumpy ride . No food was being provided due the the turbulence. That was ok it was a short flight to my standards.

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

Lower number on this flight so spaced out passengers. Able to enjoy more room to relax during flight. It was lovely.

Broken jer bridge. Poor communication about it. Lost 2 of 4 luggage pieces

Coach seating is debilitating, neither my husband or I can walk the following day

Extremely dosappoontined and frustrated. Refused entry to lounge in Detroit despite having Delta AMEX Reserve linked in MyDelta phone app as revommended and also having proof of account. No pillows were available for overnight flight to AMS and breakfast was not served in Delta Comfort.

I liked the screens in the seat headrest with movies to watch. I didn’t like being forced to check my carryon bag and being told there wasn’t room for my bag - when there were 5 bins sitting empty on takeoff. I didn’t like the “I don’t give a fig” attitude of the flight attendants and the delta gate attendants when I asked why they decided to put me out. They gave me a 1800 number to call but I can’t get a live person on the phone. Customer service is non existent. My business must not be that important to them.

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

They hired a new catering company the same day of my flight. They botched the job by not delivering the right carts and after THREE HOURS waiting, the flight crew timed out (flight was 19 hours long and FAA rules state crew can’t work more than 14 hours long). So they CANCELED OUR FLIGHT!! Worst experience ever. Avoid UAL at all costs.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

get E+, a must for 5 hours flight if you are tall

Liked fold flat bed. Didn’t like having no window. Didn’t like poor choice of food and being served dinner very late, hours after take off of a 7:40pm flight. Servers not friendly. Food horrible in business class.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

It was one of my worst flight ever. First they were changing the gate for at least 4 times, changing from gate D7 to D12 to D44. Considering the size of the Miami Airport, we are talking about long distance and the train at the airport was not working. Then the flight was delayed around one hour. Then finally we boarded into the plane and when everybody was seated, there was an announcement that there is an issue with one of the tire of the plane, so we all had to get out of the plane with our belongings, to replace the tire. So we had around 2.5-hour delay

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

American Airlines initially postponed the flight. Then they cancelled it an rescheduled us on a flight that would take over 24 hours with multiple stops. They then changed this flight to a reasonable alternative the next day which they later cancelled and replaced with a flight that would take off with an additional 16 hour delay. They blamed weather but I noticed (at 4am) that Delta had direct flights from Charlotte to Detroit. I went on line. Booked it and was in Detroit buy 9am. The interesting thing is they did a similar thing to a family member just 2 days earlier. I don't think I will fly American unless I have to.

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

Excellent! The gate agents were kind enough to rebook me on an earlier flight saving me from a 6 hour layover. Even my luggage made it despite the fact that the connection was technically too narrow. The flight itself was very comfortable, roomy, and clean. Plenty of space for my carryon items with plugs to charge my phone. After a long international flight of 14 hours, this was an excellent way to end my travels!

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

They switched my flight to Spirit, Never using Kayak again,

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

I loked walking out on the tarmac to board and no first class. I didn't like that they have no snacks or onboard wifi to bide your time.

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